Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday dear Kim,
Happy birthday to youuuuuuuu!

A family home should be playful. Perhaps a little whimsy. Definitely some colour. Pattern yes. Light and open. Sunny and fun. Just like this Hawthorne residence by Melborne design firm Doherty Lynch.

I was in Sydney for a couple of days this week. (Thanks Freedom! More of that to come.) Dinner was at Mejico, a new Mexican restaurant (doh!) with great food and a cool interior. The only thing louder than the fluoro pink and black walls was the noise of patrons having fun. 150 different tequilas. Hell yeah! Design by Juicy.

I was flitting around the web when I came across Tim Cuppett Architects … again. You know I still love this house. I still love this room.

“Whimsy, luxury, humor, and, above all, STYLE… “ Doesn’t every room need it? Styling and art direction firm, Creative & Sons, belives so. These Austin Texas stylists create dreams for the editorial and digital services. They’re the ones that zhush the spaces and, with the photographer, craft an image that just sucks us in and leaves us panting for more. Dream weavers. Show offs.